Match #25
ART U Urban Knights (0-24, 0-16 PWC) vs. Hawaii Pacific Sharks (10-13, 9-8 PWC)
Saturday, October 20, 2018 at 3 p.m.
San Francisco – Kezar Pavilion
Live Stats & Live Video

Match #26
ART U Urban Knights (0-24, 0-16 PWC) vs. Holy Names Hawks (3-19, 2-14 PWC)
Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at 7 p.m.
San Francisco – Kezar Pavilion
Live Stats & Live Video

VOLLEYBALL TO PLAY PENULTIMATE HOME GAMES
Finishing up the month of October with two more home matches, Academy of Art volleyball sets up for its respective second meetings with Hawaii Pacific and Holy Names over the course of the next seven days.

FIRST SERVE
Facing its final Hawaii opponent of the year, Academy of Art will host Hawaii Pacific this Saturday, Oct. 27 at 3 p.m. inside Kezar Pavilion. On the Wednesday that follows (Oct. 31), ART U gets a rematch with Holy Names in San Francisco at 7 p.m. Live coverage will be available via the links above. Remember to follow @ARTU_Knights via the athletics app (Apple App Store, Google Play Store) and on Twitter & Instagram as well as "Like" the Urban Knights on Facebook for score updates, videos, and recaps.

KNIGHT WATCH
Now on the verge of breaking the program's career total blocks record set by Margaret Winkler (303), redshirt senior middle blocker Safua Elisaia finds herself one block from tying and two from setting a new mark. Following 11 kills in two of her last three matches, Elisaia also needs just eight more to enter into Academy of Art's career kills top five list. Two ART U freshmen remain among the PacWest's top seven in two separate categories as middle blocker Jillian Wheaton ranks seventh in the conference in hitting percentage (.338) and setter Picabo Reinhold sits at fifth in assists per set (6.80). Double-digit kill totals in her last three matches have kept sophomore outside hitter Ashley Pawlak as the Urban Knights' leader at 2.45 kills per set which she combines with an average of 3.03 digs per set, leading to seven double-doubles. Senior setter Alana Lucas' 73 career service aces now have her just one from fourth in program history while redshirt senior libero Lyndsay Mlynar, third in career digs (982), needs only 18 more to reach the 1,000-dig milestone.

SHARKS HUNTING PERFECT NORCAL TRIP
Hawaii Pacific's road since a Sept. 30 victory over ART U on the islands has been more positive than not. Though the Sharks lost three of their next four matches, they have followed by winning four straight all on their Northern California roadtrip. HPU is led by Carson Pyle's 1.11 blocks per set, Cameryn Collie's 3.01 kills per set, and Mahea Pescaia's 6.21 assists per set. All three rank among the PacWest's top six in their respective categories. Hawaii Pacific is ahead of Academy of Art 13-3 in 16 previous meetings.

REMEMBER THE NAMES
After defeating Academy of Art in Oakland on Sept. 19, Holy Names topped Dominican one week later, but has since fallen in 10 straight matches, winning two sets in the span. The Hawks are slated for their rematch with the Penguins on Oct. 27 and then take on the Knights once again in mid-week action as part of five of their final six matches on the road. HNU continues to rely on offense from Fanny Chow (2.09 kills per set) and Sierra Allen (2.08 kills per set) who combined for 19 kills in the teams' first meeting while Cassidy Simon comes in ranked third in the PacWest in digs per set (4.70). ART U leads Holy Names 15-5 in the historical matchup.

LOOKING AHEAD
The first full week of November brings two more Northern California matchups as Academy of Art travels to Fresno Pacific on Nov. 2 before hosting Dominican on Nov. 5 for Senior Night.